City of Salinas

City of Salinas is a locality in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. City of Salinas is situated nearby to the suburb Alisal, as well as near Spreckels Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Steinbeck Center and Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center.

National Steinbeck Center

Museum

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The National Steinbeck Center is a museum and memorial dedicated to the author John Steinbeck, located at the California State University, Monterey Bay at Salinas City Center building at One Main Street in Salinas, California, the town where Steinbeck grew up.

Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center

Railway station

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Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in downtown Salinas, California, United States. As a transit hub, the facility is a passenger rail station and bus station.

John Steinbeck House

Museum

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The John Steinbeck House is a historic house restaurant and house museum in Salinas, California. The house was the birthplace and family home of author John Steinbeck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salinas and Boronda.

Salinas

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Salinas is in California, 20 minutes inland from Monterey Bay in a region known as the Central Coast. Salinas was the home of writer and Nobel Prize laureate John Steinbeck. It claims to be the "Salad Bowl of the World."…

Boronda

Locality

Boronda is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. The population was 1,760 at the 2020 census. Boronda is situated 2½ miles west of City of Salinas.

Natividad

Hamlet

Natividad is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Monterey County, California. It is located 5 miles northeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 164 feet. Natividad is situated 3½ miles northeast of City of Salinas.

City of Salinas

Type: Locality
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.6881° or 36° 41′ 17″ north

Longitude

-121.6316° or 121° 37′ 54″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

848WM9Q9+79

GeoNames ID

11788498

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alisal and Spreckels Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monterey County Potters Field Cemetery and Hebron Community Park.

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